Run Node Code with Node API on New Message from Twitter Developer App API

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New Message from the Twitter Developer App API

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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Twitter Developer App trigger and Node action. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Select this integration
Configure the New Message trigger
1. Connect your Twitter Developer App account
2. Configure timer
Configure the Run Node Code action
1. Connect your Node account
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

Details#

This integration uses pre-built, source-available components from Pipedream's GitHub repo. These components are developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Trigger#

New Message on Twitter Developer App

Description:Emit an event each time the authenticated user receives a Direct Message

Version:0.0.1

Key:twitter-new-message

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Trigger Code#

const common = require("../common");

module.exports = {
  ...common,
  key: "twitter-new-message",
  name: "New Message",
  description: "Emit an event each time the authenticated user receives a Direct Message",
  version: "0.0.1",
  dedupe: "unique",
  hooks: {
    async deploy() {
      const accountId = await this.twitter_developer_app.getAccountId();
      this._setAccountId(accountId);
    },
  },
  methods: {
    _getAccountId() {
      return this.db.get("accountId");
    },
    _setAccountId(accountId) {
      this.db.set("accountId", accountId);
    },
    _getNextCursor() {
      return this.db.get("nextCursor");
    },
    _setNextCursor(nextCursor) {
      this.db.set("nextCursor", nextCursor);
    },
    _isRelevant(directMessage) {
      return (
        directMessage.type === "message_create" &&
        directMessage.message_create &&
        directMessage.message_create.sender_id != this._getAccountId()
      );
    },
    _processEvent(directMessage) {
      const meta = this.generateMeta(directMessage);
      this.$emit(directMessage, meta);
    },
    generateMeta(data) {
      const {
        id,
        created_timestamp: ts,
        message_create: { message_data: { text = "" } },
      } = data;
      const maxTextLength = 16;
      const trimmedText = text.length > maxTextLength
        ? `${text.slice(0, maxTextLength)}...`
        : text;
      return {
        id,
        summary: trimmedText,
        ts,
      };
    },
  },
  async run() {
    const lastMessageId = this._getNextCursor();
    const directMessages = await this.twitter_developer_app.getNewDirectMessages({
      lastMessageId,
    });

    const receivedDirectMessages = directMessages.filter(this._isRelevant.bind(this));
    if (receivedDirectMessages.length === 0) {
      console.log("No new direct messages detected. Skipping...");
      return;
    }

    receivedDirectMessages
      .reverse()
      .forEach(this._processEvent.bind(this));

    const { id: maxMessageId } = receivedDirectMessages.pop();
    this._setNextCursor(maxMessageId);
  },
};

Trigger Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Twitter Developer App	`twitter_developer_app`	`app`	This component uses the Twitter Developer App app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`

Trigger Authentication#

Twitter Developer App uses API keys for authentication. When you connect your Twitter Developer App account, Pipedream securely stores the keys so you can easily authenticate to Twitter Developer App APIs in both code and no-code steps.

Video Tutorial on how to create and connect a Twitter Developer App to Pipedream

First, you'll need to sign up for a Twitter developer account and create a new application in the Twitter app dashboard.

Register a new app on https://developers.twitter.com
Apply for a new Twitter app, be detailed about your use
After approval, create a new Standalone App
Copy the api_key and api_secret_key into a Twitter Developer App Account on Pipedream
Generate a new set of keys for your specific Twitter account
Paste the access_token and access_token_secret in the Twitter Developer App Account on Pipedream

Once you've created an app, visit the Keys and tokens section of the app's settings, and add the API key, API secret key, Access token, and Access token secret below.

About Twitter Developer App#

Use a Twitter developer app you've created to send API requests

Action#

Run Node Code on Node

Description:Write custom Node.js code and use any of the 400k+ npm packages available. Refer to the [Pipedream Node docs](https://pipedream.com/docs/code/nodejs) to learn more.

Version:0.0.2

Key:node-run-node-code

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Action Code#

import node from "../../node.app.mjs";

export default {
  name: "Run Node Code",
  version: "0.0.2",
  key: "node-run-node-code",
  description: "Write custom Node.js code and use any of the 400k+ npm packages available. Refer to the [Pipedream Node docs](https://pipedream.com/docs/code/nodejs) to learn more.",
  props: {
    node,
  },
  type: "action",
  methods: {},
  async run({
    steps, $,
  }) {
    // Return data to use it in future steps
    return steps.trigger.event;
  },
};